The Support and Endowment Fund of Westminster helps assure the future of our Church and its continued role in mission by providing stewardship opportunities both within and beyond our individual lifetimes. Gifts, contributions, and bequests from members and friends of Westminster allow us the meet the extraordinary needs that we face in carrying forward our ministry. The state objective of the Support and Endowment Plan is to “encourage devises, bequests, and gifts to Westminster Presbyterian Church of Springfield and to provide a mechanism for the use of such gifts to further the mission of the church and the work of Jesus Christ”.
Contributions to the Support and Endowment Fund can take many forms, including:
- Cash contributions
- Securities
- Annual Contributions
- Testamentary provisions in wills
- Life insurance proceeds
- Proceeds of IRAs, pensions, profit-sharing plans or other tax-qualified retirement accounts
- Memorial gifts
- Deferred gifts
- Contributions to honor birthdays, anniversaries, achievements and other blessings
- Any form of gift in keeping with the policies of the church
If you wish to learn more about the Support and Endowment Fund, please contact Christine Goldesberry-Curry, Church Business Administrator, at the church office( 217-522-4415).
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